Luv50
new member
Hi I'm new to this THR area,
I have been told by two Doctors in my Houston Tx area that I need a THR. The first Dr said you need a hip replacement when he walked in the room but he didn't stay in the room long enough to even explain his surgical approach. He just said come out here and my staff will get you set up. I stopped him halfway out of the room to ask what his protocol was for anti-coagulant therapy before and after the surgery. He stopped and said," a baby aspirin twice daily two wks before and after and it works great". I then said well where do ou do surgery and he said across the street and he was gone on to see the next patient. The second Dr is great but he uses an anterior approach. He has strict guidelines with a BMI of 40 or less and I am at 45. I needed to lose about 35# before I could have surgery with him. I have great respect for him as a surgeon but I am in a lot of pain, bone on bone with a bone spur. My activity level is rock bottom and I am not sure I can wait to get my surgery done and hoping to lose the weight in 6wks!. I would appreciate any references for great THR Drs. in the Houston Tx area. Thanks!
I have been told by two Doctors in my Houston Tx area that I need a THR. The first Dr said you need a hip replacement when he walked in the room but he didn't stay in the room long enough to even explain his surgical approach. He just said come out here and my staff will get you set up. I stopped him halfway out of the room to ask what his protocol was for anti-coagulant therapy before and after the surgery. He stopped and said," a baby aspirin twice daily two wks before and after and it works great". I then said well where do ou do surgery and he said across the street and he was gone on to see the next patient. The second Dr is great but he uses an anterior approach. He has strict guidelines with a BMI of 40 or less and I am at 45. I needed to lose about 35# before I could have surgery with him. I have great respect for him as a surgeon but I am in a lot of pain, bone on bone with a bone spur. My activity level is rock bottom and I am not sure I can wait to get my surgery done and hoping to lose the weight in 6wks!. I would appreciate any references for great THR Drs. in the Houston Tx area. Thanks!